Shloka 30
कूष्मांडघाती या नारी पंचगव्यं पिबेत्त्र्यहम् । कूष्मांडपंचकं दद्यात्ससुवर्णं सवस्त्रकम् । तस्या वारि तथा भक्तं ग्राह्यं स्याद्वै तपोधन
kūṣmāṃḍaghātī yā nārī paṃcagavyaṃ pibettryaham | kūṣmāṃḍapaṃcakaṃ dadyātsasuvarṇaṃ savastrakam | tasyā vāri tathā bhaktaṃ grāhyaṃ syādvai tapodhana
المرأة التي أتلفت جنينًا ينبغي أن تشرب «بانتشاغافيا» ثلاثة أيام. ثم تُقدِّم هبةً من خمس قرعات، مع الذهب والكسوة. عندئذٍ فقط، يا غنيًّا بالتقشّف، يجوز قبول الماء والطعام منها.
Unspecified (narrative instruction within Brahma-khaṇḍa; the verse addresses a 'tapodhana'—an ascetic/sage).
Concept: Even grave transgressions require structured expiation: purification, restitution (dāna), and restored ritual trust within the community.
Application: When harm has been done, pursue accountable repair: seek guidance, undertake cleansing disciplines, give restitution, and rebuild trust before resuming roles that affect others.
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A solemn purification rite in a quiet courtyard: a woman sits with downcast eyes beside a small ritual fire, receiving a bowl of pañcagavya for a three-day penance. In the next moment, she offers five pale-green gourds with folded cloth and a small gold ornament to a sage, who raises a hand in measured acceptance, signaling restored eligibility.","primary_figures":["woman undergoing prāyaścitta","tapodhana (austere sage)","attendant (optional)"],"setting":"Hermitage courtyard with a small agni-kunda, kusa grass, copper vessels, and a low offering platform holding gourds, cloth, and gold.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["smoke gray","copper bronze","pale gourd green","off-white","muted maroon"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a ritual purification scene with a seated woman near a small fire altar, a sage (tapodhana) in saffron robes receiving offerings—five gourds arranged like a mandala, folded cloth, and a gold ornament—gold leaf highlights on vessels and halo-like aura around the sage, rich red-green background, ornate border emphasizing dharma and expiation.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate hermitage vignette with delicate lines—woman holding a small bowl, sage seated on a raised mat, offerings neatly arranged, soft hillside foliage behind, restrained palette and expressive faces conveying remorse and restoration, fine textile patterns on the cloth gift.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, stylized eyes, flat pigments—woman and sage facing each other across an offering platform, five gourds depicted as rhythmic green forms, fire altar as geometric motif, red-yellow-green dominance with black detailing, temple-wall solemnity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: symbolic expiation tableau—central offering platform with five gourds in floral arrangement, decorative borders of vines and lotuses, deep indigo background with gold accents, figures simplified and devotional, emphasizing purification and dāna as sacred pattern."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"dramatic","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["low fire crackle","soft bell","water poured into copper vessel","hushed silence","distant wind through trees"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: पिबेत्त्र्यहम् → पिबेत् त्र्यहम्; दद्यात्ससुवर्णं → दद्यात् ससुवर्णं; ससुवर्णं/सवस्त्रकम् = स-स्वर्णं/स-वस्त्रकम् (सह-समास/अव्ययीभाव); स्याद्वै → स्यात् वै.
FAQs
Pañcagavya refers to a purificatory mixture made from five cow-products (traditionally milk, curd, ghee, urine, and dung) used in certain expiatory rites.
It prescribes dāna (ritual gifting) as part of prāyaścitta (expiation), pairing a specific offering (five gourds) with valuable supports (gold and cloth) to complete the remedial rite.
It reflects a dharmaśāstric concern with ritual purity and social reinstatement: after completing expiation, the person is treated as fit for normal social-religious exchange, including the acceptance of food and water.